Niles the Negative:

Five wins? You must be out of your dang mind. Didn’t you watch them Monday night? This team will be lucky to win one more game this season, let alone three. I looked at their schedule and I’ll be darned if I can find even two more games that they have a shot in. They sure as heck ain’t gonna beat the Bears or Lions. Ditto Atlanta, New Orleans and Oakland. Maybe if they catch a couple breaks they can beat Washington or Denver but I wouldn’t bet money on either of those. If you really want to be optimistic, they’ve got two more wins in them this season. But anyone who thinks they can get to five is drinking crazy juice. With our secondary and offensive line and those joke receivers? And Leslie Frazier who couldn’t coach a pee wee team to a victory over a bunch of lawn chairs? Don’t make me laugh. The only thing we have to root for is Jared Allen breaking the sack record. And to make matters worse we have to watch the Packers win the Super Bowl again! Why I don’t take down my shotgun and blow my brains out is beyond me.

Olof the Optimist
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Olof:

Why would you want to cut Donovan McNabb? Because he runs his mouth? I seem to remember a certain quarterback we had here for a couple of years who also liked running his mouth, and I don’t remember people calling for him to be cut after he no longer played. Yes I’m talking about Brett Favre. People were find with Favre standing on the sideline doing nothing while Joe Webb played. They even thought Favre might be a help to Webb. But McNabb, they figure, is nothing but a bad influence on Christian Ponder. That’s a pretty serious slam against Donovan’s professionalism and frankly I’m bothered by that. Let’s look at what Donovan said specifically. All he said was that he thinks he should still be the starter and he doesn’t think it’s fair for him to get all the blame for the losses. Well? What do you want him to say? “I’m terrible and it’s all my fault?” Donovan is saying what anyone in his position would say. If you don’t like it, ignore it. I’m guessing Leslie Frazier doesn’t think it’s a big deal at all. Leslie knows that, in Donovan, he has himself a solid veteran back-up who has wisdom to impart to the rookie and will be ready if you need him in a pinch. So I say the Vikings should keep Donovan.
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Is Frazier doing all the right things as head coach?

Olof:

Leslie Frazier is absolutely doing a great job for the Vikings. He knew the time was right to end the McNabb era and give Christian Ponder his chance. And look how Ponder responded! He almost beat those durn Packers. He also made the right call getting rid of Bernard Berrian. That man was becoming a huge distraction. You can’t have guys with bad attitudes poisoning the locker room, especially when you have a young quarterback. Leslie gave both McNabb and Bernard every chance to contribute and neither guy stepped up, so…OUT OF HERE! Leslie doesn’t mess around, as Bryant McKinnie also found out. Oh and let’s not forget about the Chris Cook situation. What a horrible position that young man put his coach and teammates in. He deserved to get suspended. Leslie has handled that perfectly as well. The message he’s sending is clear: If you’re a malcontent or a miscreant, forget about playing for the Vikings. It’s a new day in Minnesota thanks to Leslie Frazier.
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